The Ohio Independent Baptist, Winter 1997

• Send all contributions and correspondence regarding finances to the OARBC bookkeeper. .____. • ~ :;'11. ; Wrrte: OARBC, c/o Phil Miller •iiiiiii ~/ ~ 1750 Flinthill Dr. :::::: , Columbus OH 43223 •••••• Call 614-871-5723 or FAX 614-871-7229 On Januaiy 12, Riley Cr eek Ba ptis t "' elcomed Dale Byer as seni or pa tor. A graduate of Grand Rapid Bapu t College and Seminary . B 1 er ~a formerl\ director of church relauon'> for hepherds Bapu t Mini ·– tr1e He and h1 \ "''t fe. Betty. have fi ve gro"'- n children Nanc. \ Boal . c I erk at .., aJ"ar } Bapti t \1\. f t lC'>. "On oven1bcr I 0- 11 our church "'a'> '>O ble,'>cd h) n1ee ti ngs v. 1thc,angc l1 t !'\ orn1 Sharbaugh Man 1 deL t\ 1on~ for \al, auon. rededication and hapu \n1 \\ \! re n1 ade \\' c are 1-C!JOtcing that God 1~ ~o great. a1., v.c look for\>\a1d to 1997 ~rh1 \ )ear v. c ha, e ~tnrtcd a teen connl!<.. t1 on Jt Ca l, ar} Bapt1s1 God 1s blc'>,1 ng "'1th tnLrca\ed 1nte1 c I an1ong tht: lLen~ ·· J~rcd Rohh 1s pas tor a l Ca)\ary Bapt1 t. Pasto r and K,m Kilmer 1\ hht• Ruad liaptis t held ,tll I n,t,tl lat 1011 e, , 1 t: c fo r t I u: u ne,, l)d~lOI, JJd1 I) KdtJlL:1 on J 1nu.11 12 ., < jA l{J3L dllUlldl Ile pre t:lll u, c I uh11 lJ1ec:n1ng , 1s ~pl!ai c1 Jla~to1 aln1e1 bcg21n ht n11n1 ll) di Ahl c: I<.uad an I tl1.: n1ber l ie t!> c1 g, d u d t e of 13 HI t 1 t 13 1 hI c t o II cg c I n ( lctt l Su1111111t Pt nn!) I u1 tli an i se,, c:d t I J I ca,~ al Southgate 13 1pt1s l ,n p11ngf1cld l'dslur 1hne1 1nd ht , tf 1.: I un h , t lhrct thtld1cn 1tch cl I 11 ten und } Uld L to A front & back, pastors & wives: Jim & Dottie Reed, Don & Charlotte Rettger, Ed & Pearl Beckley, John & Carol Moosey and Clyde and Donna Albertson Plea ant Heigh Bapti t cclcbralcd il '> 50th ann1 \ er ar 1 on Januar) 4-5 A hanque t and progran1 on Januar) 4 1nc ludcu ~pec ial n1u~ic. s l idc~ fron1 church hi ~tor ) t1n<l rncn1orH!\ b) I our forn1cr pa'>tor'> and church fan11' ) 1ncn\ bers The church began c.l '> Lhc Tr, - late Go'>pcl l\.11~\1on 1n January 1947. <1n<l JOtncd the GARBC Lind OARBC 111 t\.1a 1 1962 Ju11 l{cad t'> pcl'> tor al Plca'>ant Height"' · On Dcce n1 bcr 15- 16 the ,t<l ult choir .in cJ d, .1111.t tc.11 11 ol ~' ir~t Baptis t pre~L'nled lhl' ( 'hr1'> lll l.t\ n1u,1t.:.1 l I l1t C,tclllt\/(,'1/1 b) l{on .1 n J \ hl' 11 \ I la In I It un I h 1, ' lllllSIL .ti lllt ludt·d ., clt·.11 ''UsJ)L"I n1css.1cc 111 ,nng .111d d1 a111a I hL· C" ... dt .1111a tt:,llll t u11s1,u:d o l "L'\ l'II ":hu1 th IIIClllhL·, ..... lllt:lud111g l.'.tght )L'.11 old 1' .tllL' f\1.u hu1 ''L't, \\ hu pl.t) L'd tile p:11 t ,l l !\ 11 S), a, llUn~ !,!11 1 ,, IH> 1~:.1111ed th.11 tl1c g I c d t es t g d t u I ( h 11 s 1111 as 1 ~ 1 ca II) J t' , u s ( hr ISl. 1 u~1t I )11 CL'llJr IJcnJ~u11111 J{LL'd s~t) ~. " \\'t' ll',tll) pl.l)Cd lit.it llltl p,llth.' IJl,1111\ \\ ould t,1, ht•,dth, hL'l .1t1\l' the llu \\ .1, .. .. 1unn111g 1.u11pd1H l hL· I ,Hd ,,d, g1.i 1ou .... 1.Uld l"\ 1... I \ Ollt \\ d !> .1hil• lu pdl llt lp.tlc l~o. al the t>IIL: lu~h>ll of e.1L Ii".. \ l'l1tng C\Cldl lht!ld!) \(>IC 1.u~ed lo, pld\~I LOil l'llllll I tht'II ·~l.tllUll l11p to (}od I (),c, ,.10 UH.: lu ling n1.u1, , t'>Jl o r, all ndcd the prt: L"llldllOll'> (., 1 ~ t n I • cc d t ':> c 111 o, p .l tu1 .i l I II l I apll I om news deadline Spring issue April 20 Attention Please! Attention Please! VBSALERT1 Call today ( or (1 ( I L'P h t {)( I HII L' d t' t <1tl1n(l Ol li llJ9l \ c1ltl l t011 Hthll' ththll ... pro~r<1111 \ ll'cHIO\\ \ 1\ , t l'I IL'' \ ll1g1111,· 111g ( ht 1,t 1-800-727-4440 Rcgi,lar Bapti t Pres O hio I r1cle p e11dc r1 t 1 a (>t i!',t j..., a publil·ation of tht· ( )hio \ ~,oria ti on of l{l·gular llapta,t ( 'hurt ht·, F<lit<>r 'II.lit' f{l'Jllt'\l'lll.111\ l' l .U I\ I t'l/t'I \t .1n.1gi11g l·ditt)r I 111d I 1111111 .,, l'r( >t) t rt.' ._a<l t · r I>" bdt.th H1,, ·.1 'l't·t.· hnu. .al \,,a,tal\t t k.t •1,,l, l ,a .q,111 , 1,.t ..dlllph Nt·" ) 01 I... Pk·.i-.l· llllcl I .tll to1111nl·n1, 11 I ·,p,11llh.'lh 1.:• .tlld flt'\\, lo l)J11t> lttdl"J>t lldl 111 H.1pt b,1 I ( > Bu, .., \II'\"\ t-. L'llt'l Ill~ ( II I I "I i _2l) 'I I ~ _2lJ l 0~'' { l hl <>IU I\\ t I ul qu u11.:d ll I}~ I Ill II 11.I \ ' I < >ht l 1..tlll 11 I I(, ul 1 B 111 I l I I \ l 1~1 l)tt,l l>..i,I II l>II '°''